Ornamental hairpiece and method for manufacturing the same

ABSTRACT

Disclosed are an ornamental hairpiece attached to human real hair or animal real fur such as that of a dog, and a method for manufacturing the same. The ornamental hairpiece includes a wig unit having a plurality of strands made of one material selected from the group consisting of artificial hair or fur made of a synthetic resin, human real hair and animal real fur, and a connection unit for connecting the wig unit to user&#39;s real hair, thereby being used for a long period of time.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to an ornamental hairpiece for ornamentaland aesthetic purposes, which is attached to human hair or animal fursuch as that of a pet dog, and a method for manufacturing the same,thereby creating an inventive hair style without directly dyeing orperming the human hair or the animal fur.

2. Description of the Related Art

Generally, in order to ornament human hair or animal fur such as that ofa pet dog (hereafter, commonly referred to as “hair”) for aestheticpurposes without directly dyeing or perming the hair, a style of thehuman hair is changed by using wigs or directly transplanting hair.

Most wigs are entire wigs applied to the overall head. In case a userwears wig, an adhesive strength between the wig and the user's scalp isreduced, thereby causing the user to move unnaturally and feel nervousthat the wig may be detached from the scalp due to a strong wind or in acrowded area.

Further, a direct hair transplantation method is a surgical treatment,which is performed on persons having severe alopecia or baldness, thusbeing inapplicable for aesthetic purposes.

As another method, human hair, for example, forged hair (i.e., wig)similar to human real hair, is connected to user's real hair by means ofsilicon or attached to the user's real hair using a metal ring.

In case that a wig is connected to the user's real hair by means of anadhesive made of silicon, it takes a comparatively long period of timeto connect the wig to the user's real hair. Further, since silicon has aweak thermal resistance, when the user's real hair provided with the wigconnected thereto comes into contact with hot water or heat from a hairdryer, the wig is easily detached from the user's real hair. Moreover,in some cases, when silicon is hardened by heat of approximately 200°C., the user's real hair is damaged by the heat.

On the other hand, in case that a wig is connected to the user's realhair by the metal ring, the connection between the wig and the user'sreal hair is easily achieved within a short period of time. However,when a user sleeps or lies on his/her back side, the meal ring presses auser's scalp, thereby causing the user to feel a pain. Further, themetal ring is easily exposed to the outside, thereby causing a badappearance.

Although the above description relates to human hair, a wig, which isconnected to animal fur such as that of a dog, has the same problems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the aboveproblems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide anornamental hairpiece, which allows a user to easily create an inventivehair style without directly dyeing or perming, and a method formanufacturing the same.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an ornamentalhairpiece, which is easily and firmly attached to user's real hair, anda method for manufacturing the same.

It is yet another object of the present invention to provide anornamental hairpiece, which is naturally connected to user's real hairso that the ornamental hairpiece is indistinguishable from the user'sreal hair, and is not easily damaged by washing or drying so that theornamental hairpiece is used for a long period of time, and a method formanufacturing the same.

In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, the above andother objects can be accomplished by the provision of an ornamentalhairpiece connected to human real hair or animal real fur, comprising: awig unit in which a plurality of strands made of one or more materialsselected from the group consisting of human real hair, artificial hair,animal real fur and artificial fur are arranged neatly; and a connectionunit for connecting the wig unit to the user's real hair, wherein theconnection unit is a designated position of an upper end of the wigunit, cohered by adhesive means, and includes a main body provided witha real hair reception hole formed at a central area, and real hairconnection loops, to which the real hair is tied, inserted into the realhair reception hole. Preferably, the artificial hair and fur may be madeof a synthetic resin such as nylon or, a fabric.

Further, preferably, a body fixation thread may be wound on an outercircumference of the main body located on an upper portion of the wigunit. Moreover, preferably, the real hair connection loops may be formedon the main body and made of a part of the body fixation thread. Thereal hair connection loops, to which the real hair is tied, are insertedinto the real hair reception hole of the main body, thereby firmlyfixing the wig unit to the user's real hair without exposure of aconnection part therebetween to the outside.

In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there isprovided a method for manufacturing an ornamental hairpiece connected tohuman real hair or animal real fur, comprising the steps of: (a) cuttingoff upper ends of a wig unit including a plurality of strands made ofone or more materials selected from the group consisting of human realhair, artificial hair, animal real fur and artificial fur, which arearranged neatly, so that the strands have the same upper line: (b)inserting a body formation pipe into a central area of an upper portionof the wig unit so that the strands uniformly surround an outercircumference of the body formation pipe; (c) thinly applying anadhesive on a designated position of the wig unit surrounding the outercircumference of the body formation pipe so that the strands areattached to each other; (d) hardening the adhesive, and densely windinga body fixation thread on the position of the wig unit surrounding theouter circumference of the body formation pipe so that the strands arefirmly fixed; (e) forming real hair connection loops on an upper surfaceof the wig unit, and removing the body formation pipe from the wig unitso that a real hair reception hole is formed through the wig unit; and(f) thinly applying the adhesive on an outer circumference of the bodyfixation thread wound on the wig unit, and hardening the adhesive.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and other objects, features and other advantages of thepresent invention will be more clearly understood from the followingdetailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an ornamental hairpiece in accordancewith an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the ornamental hairpiece, in which abody formation pipe is integrated with an inner side of a main body, inaccordance with the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an ornamental hairpiece, in which aconnection unit includes two real hair connection loops, in accordancewith another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a process for manufacturing anornamental hairpiece in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 5A is a perspective view of the ornamental hairpiece, in which areal hair is tied to a real hair connection loop and an end of the realhair tied to the loop is inserted into a real hair reception hole, inaccordance with the present invention; and

FIG. 5B is a perspective view of the ornamental hairpiece, which iscompletely connected to the real hair, in accordance with the presentinvention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Now, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described indetail with reference to the annexed drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 5 illustrate an ornamental hairpiece in accordance with thepresent invention. More specifically, FIG. 1 is a perspective view ofthe ornamental hairpiece in accordance with one embodiment of thepresent invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the ornamentalhairpiece, in which a body formation pipe is integrated with an innerside of a main body, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an ornamentalhairpiece, in which a connection unit includes two real hair connectionloops in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention,FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a process for manufacturingthe ornamental hairpiece, FIG. 5A is a perspective view of theornamental hairpiece, in which a real hair is tied to a real hairconnection loop and an end of the real hair tied to the loop is insertedinto a real hair reception hole, and FIG. 5B is a perspective view ofthe ornamental hairpiece, which is completely connected to the realhair.

With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, the ornamental hairpiece 1 of thepresent invention comprises a wig unit 2 and a connection unit 3. Thewig unit 2 includes a plurality of strands made of one material selectedfrom the group consisting of artificial hair (in case of human) made ofa synthetic resin such as nylon or a fabric, artificial fur (in case ofanimal), their correspondents, human real hair and animal real fur(hereinafter, commonly referred to “real hair”). Preferably, the wigunit 2 includes 10 to 80 strands of the selected one or more materialsfrom the group consisting of human real hair, artificial hair, animalreal fur and artificial fur.

Although the above number of the strands of the material of the wig unit2 has been disclosed for exemplary purpose, those skilled in the artwill appreciate that the number of the strands of the material of thewig unit does not limit the scope and spirit of the invention asdisclosed in the accompanying claims. Further, if necessary, thematerial of the wig unit 2 may be dyed or permed prior to attachment tothe user's real hair.

An upper portion of the wig unit 2 is the connection unit 3 connected tothe user's real hair. The connection unit 3 includes a main body 4 (withreference to FIG. 5) provided with a real hair reception hole 7 formedat a central area, into which several strands of the user's real hairare inserted, and a real hair connection loop 5.

Generally, the main body 4 has a cylindrical shape. However, the mainbody 4 may have the shape of a polygonal pipe. Further, the main body 4includes an adhesive 9, or an adhesive 9 and a thread 6 (with referenceto FIG. 4). The main body 4 is formed by inserting a body formation pipe8 made of a soft rubber pipe into the real hair reception hole 7,arranging the wig unit 2 on the circumference of the body formation pipe8, and forming a shape of the wig unit 2 using the adhesive 9 and/or thethread 6. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, after theformation of the main body 4, the body formation pipe 8 is detached fromthe main body 4.

The connection unit 3 serves to fixedly connect the wig unit 2, in whicha plurality of the strands of the material are arranged in parallel, tothe user's real hair. Although the number of the real hair connectionloops 5 is two as shown in FIG. 3, the number of the real hairconnection loops 5 may be three or more. The real hair connection loops5 are made of a soft rubber or a fabric. In the preferred embodiment ofthe present invention, the real hair connection loops 5 are extendedfrom the thread 6 (in FIG. 4) for fixing the main body 4.

With reference to FIG. 4, the main body 4, which is firmly fixed by thebody fixation thread 6 wound thereon, has the cylindrical shape havingan outer diameter of 2 mm to 4 mm and a length of 5 mm to 10 mm, and thereal hair reception hole 7 is formed through the central area of themain body 4. As shown in FIGS. 5A ad 5B, the real hair tied to the realhair connection loop 5 is inserted into the real hair reception hole 7,thereby firmly connecting the real hair to the wig unit 2 withoutexposure of a connection portion therebetween to the outside.

The body fixation thread 6 may be made of material the same as ordifferent from that of the wig unit 2. Further, the material of the bodyfixation thread 6 may be the same color as or different from that of thewig unit 2.

As shown in FIG. 2, the body formation pipe 8 is inserted into a centralportion of the main body 4, and then integrally fixed to the main body4. The body formation pipe 8 is made of a synthetic resin or a rubberhaving elasticity, and has an inner diameter of approximately 1.0 mm to2.5 mm. The body formation pipe 8, which is inserted into the centralportion of the main body 4, serves as a frame, thereby forming the realhair reception hole 7 and assisting the real hair reception hole 7 to besuitably shaped. Alternately, as shown in FIG. 4, the body formationpipe 8 is detached from the main body 4 after the formation of the mainbody 4.

The real hair connection loop 5 is obtained by winding a part of thebody fixation thread 6 on the main body 4. Alternatively, the real hairconnection loop 5 may be obtained by winding another thread rather thanthe body fixation thread 6 on the main body 4. User's real hair is tiedto the real hair connection loop 5 such that the real hair is not untiedfrom the real hair connection loop 5, and then the real hair connectionloop 5 having the real hair tied thereto is inserted into the real hairreception hole 7 of the main body 4. If necessary, as shown in FIG. 3,two real hair connection loops 5 and 5′ are formed on the main body 4,thereby causing ornamental hairpiece 1 to be more firmly connected tothe user's real hair.

Hereinafter, a process for manufacturing the ornamental hairpiece 1 inaccordance with the present invention will be described in detail.

As shown in FIG. 4, the wig unit 2 is formed by neatly arranging aplurality of strands made of one or more materials selected from thegroup consisting of human real hair, artificial hair, animal real furand artificial fur, and cutting away upper ends of the strands to adesignated length. The body formation pipe 8 having a comparativelyshort length is inserted into the central portion of the upper portionof the wig unit 2. The length of the body formation pipe 8 is the sameas the length of the main body 4, which will be formed.

If necessary, the body formation pipe 8 may have a length longer thanthat of the main body 4.

Thereafter, the adhesive 9 is thinly applied to the outer circumferenceof the upper portion of the wig unit 2 surrounding the body formationpipe 8 so that the strands at the wig unit 2 are fixed to each other.Here, the adhesive 9 is not applied to the body formation pipe 8 so thatthe body formation pipe 8 can be detached from the main body 4 after theformation of the real hair reception hole 7.

After the adhesive 9 is hardened, the body fixation thread 6 is denselywound on the outer surface of the upper portion of the wig unit 2surrounding the body formation pipe 8, thereby firmly fixing the wigunit 2 and forming the main body 4.

When the main body 4 is formed by winding the body fixation thread 6 onthe outer surface of the upper portion of the wig unit 2, the real hairconnection loop 5 made of the body fixation thread 6 is formed on theupper portion of the wig unit 2. Here, the real hair connection loop 5is formed integrally with the main body 4, thereby being firmlyconnected to the main body 4. The real hair connection loop 5 may bemade of a fabric or a rubber.

If necessary, the real hair connection loop 5 is not made of the bodyfixation thread 6, but is made of an additional thread, which is woundon the outer surface of the upper portion of the wig unit 2.

After the formation of the real hair connection loop 5, the bodyformation pipe 8 is detached from the central portion of the main body4, thereby forming the real hair reception hole 7. Then, the adhesive 9is thinly applied again to the outer circumference of the main body 4wound with the body fixation thread 6, and is then hardened, thuspreventing the body fixation thread 6 from being unwound from the mainbody. Thereby, the ornamental hairpiece 1 of the present invention ismanufactured.

If necessary, the body fixation pipe 8 is not detached from the centralportion of the main body 4. In this case, the ornamental hairpiece 1 isused under the condition that the body fixation pipe 8 is fixedlyattached to the main body 4 by means of the adhesive 9.

In case that the ornamental hairpiece 1 is connected to strands ofuser's real hair, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the real hair is tied tothe real hair connection loop 5 of the connection unit 3, and the realhair tied to the real hair connection loop 5 is inserted into the realhair reception hole 7. Thereby, a connection portion between the realhair and the ornamental hairpiece 1 is not easily exposed to theoutside, and the connection therebetween is firmly achieved.Accordingly, the ornamental hairpiece 1 is used for a long period oftime.

In case the ornamental hairpiece 1 of the present invention is removedfrom the user's real hair, the real hair connection loop 5 is pulled outof the real hair reception hole 7, and then the real hair connectionloop 5 is cut by a tool such as a pair of scissors, etc. Thereby, theornamental hairpiece 1 is easily removed from the user's real hair.

As apparent from the above description, the present invention providesan ornamental hairpiece, for ornamental and aesthetic purposes, which isattached to human hair or animal fur such as that of a pet dog, and amethod for manufacturing the same, thereby creating an inventive hairstyle without directly dyeing or perming the human hair or the animalfur.

The ornamental hair is easily and firmly connected to user's real hair,thus making a natural appearance.

Further, a connection portion between a wig unit of the ornamental hairand the user's real hair is not easily exposed to the outside and noteasily damaged, thus allowing the ornamental hair attached to the user'sreal hair to be used for a long period of time.

Moreover, the ornamental hair, which is made of a thread or syntheticresin having elasticity without application of a hard material, does notpress a user's scalp when a user sleeps or lies on his/her back side,thereby providing comfortableness to the user.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have beendisclosed for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art willappreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions arepossible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the inventionas disclosed in the accompanying claims.

1. An ornamental hairpiece connected to human real hair or animal realfur, comprising: a wig unit in which a plurality of strands made of oneor more materials selected from the group consisting of human real hair,artificial hair, animal real fur and artificial fur are arranged neatly;and a connection unit for connecting the wig unit to user's real hair,wherein the connection unit is a designated position of an upper end ofthe wig unit, cohered by adhesive means, and includes a main bodyprovided with a real hair reception hole formed at a central area, andreal hair connection loops, to which the real hair is tied, insertedinto the real hair reception hole.
 2. The ornamental hairpiece as setforth in claim 1, wherein a body formation pipe is inserted into themain body.
 3. The ornamental hairpiece as set forth in claim 1, whereina body fixation thread is wound on an outer circumference of the mainbody.
 4. The ornamental hairpiece as set forth in claim 2, wherein abody fixation thread is wound on an outer circumference of the mainbody.
 5. The ornamental hairpiece as set forth in claim 3, wherein thereal hair connection loops are made of a part of the body fixationthread.
 6. The ornamental hairpiece as set forth in claim 4, wherein thereal hair connection loops are made of a part of the body fixationthread.
 7. A method for manufacturing an ornamental hairpiece connectedto human real hair or animal real fur, comprising the steps of: (a)cutting off upper ends of a wig unit including a plurality of strandsmade of one or more materials selected from the group consisting ofhuman real hair, artificial hair, animal real fur and artificial fur,which are arranged neatly, so that the strands have the same upper line;(b) inserting a body formation pipe into a central area of an upperportion of the wig unit so that the strands uniformly surround an outercircumference of the body formation pipe; (c) thinly applying anadhesive on a designated position of the wig unit surrounding the outercircumference of the body formation pipe so that the strands areattached to each other; (d) hardening the adhesive, and densely windinga body fixation thread on the position of the wig unit surrounding theouter circumference of the body formation pipe so that the strands arefirmly fixed; (e) forming real hair connection loops on an upper surfaceof the wig unit, and detaching the body formation pipe from the wig unitso that a real hair reception hole is formed through the wig unit; and(f) thinly applying the adhesive to an outer circumference of the bodyfixation thread wound on the wig unit, and hardening the adhesive.